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1. If you wanted to encrypt the connection between a client PC and the WSUS server what would you use?
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.
SSL

2. What has Windows 7 modified in searching?
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.
Can be configured through a GPO
Enabled searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data. This enhanced integration provides the a
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.

3. What does MISEXEC.EXE do?
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.

4. What does the max=32000 mean in 'create vdisk file = c: vhd windows 7 vhdfilename.vhd max = 32000'
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
It is the max size is expressed in megabytes.
Pool Active Directory.
Deploy a secondary zone.

5. What are some of the IPV6 transition technologies?
Problem history but also application installation history.
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
Windows 7 Ultimate.

6. What do Print permission only allows?
SSL
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
A user to submit a print job to a printer and manage their own print jobs through the "Manage Documents" permission granted to the Creator Owners Group. If you grant a user "Manage Documents" - then they can manage ALL jobs submitted to that printer.
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.

7. What OSs disallow the uninstalliatin of IPV6?
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
Hovering over a taskbar icon shows thumbnail of that program. Hovering over the thumbnail shows a preview of that program in full view. Aero Peek also refers to the "Show desktop" button to the far right of the new taskbar.

8. What is a reservation?
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.

9. What is an example of a rule based on file attributes derived from the digital signature?
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.

10. How can Transparent Caching is be enabled?
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.

11. What service has to be started for Applocker to work?
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The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.
The Application Identity Service
Boot Configuration Database - Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files provide a store that is used to describe boot applications and boot application settings. The objects and elements in the store effectively replace Boot.ini.

12. What does "wbdadmin -startbackup -allcritical" do?
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).

13. How many bits are in the regional prefix?
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
Windows XP and Server 2003.
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.

14. What is a HomeGroup?

15. What is terminal server network level authentication?
The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.
If your computer is running slowly or isn't working properly - you can use System Restore to return your computer's system files and settings to an earlier point in time using a restore point. For more information about System Restore - see System Re
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.

16. What do RRAS/NPS policys govern?
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
EAP protocol.
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.

17. What does servermanagercmd.exe do?
They need to be configured us use 802.1x RADIUS authentication
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?

18. How can you removed a stale resource record from DNS?
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Configure aging and scavenging.
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.

19. What are the two ways that you can take advantage of system protection?

20. Can users can share encrypted files with another user by giving them permission?
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.

21. What does DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /COMMIT do?
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
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22. What versions of Windows 7 support Bitlocker Drive Encryption?
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
IPV6 transition technologies
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac

23. What is SSTP?
It improves performance
All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode Applications. To run your application directly from the Windows 7 desktop - just go to your Start menu.
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.

24. What is a DHCP relay agent?
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
Pool Active Directory.
It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.

25. What happens if the router advertisement has the M flag set to 1?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.

26. What is AH?
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
Use dnscmd /recorddelete

27. What is a HOSTS file?
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
A CA users trust or they will get error messages when trying to securely access a web site. They can avoid the error by installing the CA certificate to the Trusted Root Certificate Store.
A CONFIG.XML file
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate

28. How do you setup a DHCP server for redundancy?
Can be configured through a GPO
Specified the version identifer of the back to recover in MM?DD/YYYY-HH:MM format. If the version is unknown wdadmin will get the version.
Export and import it from another computer.
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.

29. Is the DHCP automatically authorized in active directory?
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.

30. How do you decrease zone transfer traffic?
Windows 7 Ultimate.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.

31. How do you quickly restore a file from backup?
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.
They are designed to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer and video games so consumers - especially parents - can make an informed purchase decision. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: rating symbols suggest age app
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART

32. What OSs are all Windows Games installed on?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
Use the "Connect to a Workplace" option
They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions

33. What is the default Install image from a Windows 7 Setup DVD?
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)

34. How many bits are in the site prefix?
You will be prompted to reconnect online. To disable offline mode - select it from the Tools menu.
4 (bits 53 - 56) /56 Allows for 16 regions
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState tools to migrate all user folders and files that resides on the root of any drive and in the Users directory. However - it does not find and migrate any application data - program files - or any

35. What firewall profile is configured for AD domain computers?
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
The domain profile not the public or private.
Windows PE and Windows.old.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.

36. What is DiskPart?
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
L2TP uses IPSEC to encrypt VPN traffic - PKI is needed to issue certificates that are required by IPSEC.
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
A text-mode command interpreter that enables you to manage objects (disks - partitions - or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at a command prompt.

37. Why would a secondary DNS server stop responding to client queries?
The DFS service attempts to keep the domain based namespace highly consistent by polling the pcd emulator after the namespace changes. This bypasses the needing to wait for the ad replication to update the namespace object. This can increase load on
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).

38. What is Touch UI?
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional

39. How do you configure DHCP to ignore clients on a particular subnet?
Pool Active Directory.
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.

40. What can you use the User State Migration Tools (USMT) for?
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

41. How do you determine if your PC's ip and its default gateway are on the same network?
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.

42. What windows 7 OSs can join a domain?
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.

43. What extensions is Firewall rules can be exported and imported?
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
Forward to another DNS server
A .WFW file
SP3

44. How do you verify that an Auto Update Client is connecting to its WSUS Server?
Create a customized shell
A user to submit a print job to a printer and manage their own print jobs through the "Manage Documents" permission granted to the Creator Owners Group. If you grant a user "Manage Documents" - then they can manage ALL jobs submitted to that printer.
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.
Deploy a secondary zone.

45. What is s stub zone?
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.

46. What does running network monitor in PMode do?
Yes
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
Use the "Connect to a Workplace" option
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.

47. What do you provide to Scanstate to prevent certain system settings from being migrated?
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
A CONFIG.XML file
Run scripts

48. What does Windows uses the index for?
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
So the downstream servers can recieve its approved updates via parent server. This allows multiple points of deployment. Downstream servers also can be delegated the permission to approve their own updates
You will be prompted to reconnect online. To disable offline mode - select it from the Tools menu.

49. What is AppLocker?
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.
No
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.

50. What are the ESRB Ratings?
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Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.